Gates to Paradise 1968

Gates to Paradise 1968

Gates to Paradise 1968

Gates to Paradise 1968
1h 29m | Drama | Release date: June 1968 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

A group of children left their homes to follow Jacques de Cloyes (John Fordyce) in his pilgrim to Jerusalem. Jacques is saying that he had heard the Voice of God telling him to go to Jerusalem to find the grave of Jesus. While on their way there, a monk (Lionel Stander) accompany them. Some of the children (girls and boys) makes a confession to the monk, their unrequited love for Jacques, their jealousies. Last one to confess was Jacques himself, a boy so beautiful that girls and boys and even man fell in love with him. In the end, is it really the Voice of God he heard?

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Body of Christ 2023

Body of Christ 2023

Body of Christ 2023

Body of Christ 2023
Mi primera comunión (original title)
11m | Short, Comedy | Release date: April 22, 2024 (Spain)

Storyline:

With the school bullies hot on his heels shouting “faggot”, Pablo finds a half-open church that he does not hesitate to enter. The grandeur of the place is nothing compared to the beauty of the altar boy he finds giving communion to the parishioners, Sebastian. As if moved by an unknown energy, Pablo approaches to receive his first communion from his hands. By placing the host on his lips, Pablo feels the call, the awakening of his sexuality that moves him to become an altar boy to be closer to the divine young man.

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Spark 2024

Spark 2024

Spark 2024

Spark 2024
1h 50m | Drama, Thriller | 2024. 05. 24. (CA)

Storyline:

Aaron, a hopeless romantic, finds himself reliving the same day after an awkward but intense encounter with the mysterious Trevor. His excitement at the opportunity for a do-over soon turns sour as Aaron suspects Trevor may be the cause of his time loop. Aaron’s relentless pursuit of love forces him to confront his own insecurities and the blurred boundaries between infatuation and self-destruction. Groundhog Day meets Vertigo in this cyclical tale of cosmic fuckery, Nicholas Giuricich’s first feature delves into the desire for connection and the heady allure of toxic relationships. Can Aaron break out of this cycle, or is he destined to live out his life stuck in the same patterns?

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Language of Love 1969

Language of Love 1969

Language of Love 1969

Language of Love 1969
Ur kärlekens språk (original title)
1h 42m | Documentary, Drama | Release date: October 2, 1969 (Sweden)

Storyline:

A modern advanced film about sexual education an behaviour based on the clinical research made by famous American and Swedish doctors. The film centres around a panel; Inge and Sten Hegeler, Maj-Brith Bergstroem-Walan and Sture Cullhed, all well known, reputable experts, who have devoted their scientific studies to the various fields of sexual life. The film deals with all kinds of problems connected with the sexual relationship of people. Whilst every question is discussed by the panel., the film illustrates; the difference between male and female sexual organs and their functions, positions, and authentic coition whereby a split screen system is used enabling us to see the various reactions in different parts of the body. In connection with this as well as in other parts of the film, diagrams and animations are used to simplify the understanding of the complicated reactions which occur when a person is under sexual stimulus. The panel also discusses the role of sex in society, the question of prejudices and taboos, sex in clothes, sex in art, etc. etc.

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Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024

Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024

Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024

Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024
1h 30m | Drama, Romance | Release date: May 9, 2024 (Thailand)

Storyline:

Itt was raped by Day because Itt was the mastermind behind the plan that hurt Day’s younger brother Night. This plan was to trick Night into falling in love with Itt’sfriend, Gear who then raped him. Day discovered the plan after it happened and took his revenge by raping Itt and videotaping the rape as blackmail material. Whenever Itt said something that ‘Day’ didn’t like, he would verbally and physically beat and abuse him. Day used this videotape to blackmail Itt, and forced him to come and live with him.

They started to grow feelings for each other despite the extreme situation. Especially Itt who wanted Day to make his feelings clear. So he ran away with the help of Night. After this Day went crazy when he found out and realized how much he really liked Itt despite what he did to him. “The rapist can’t end up with his victim unless he does something to prove his love right?”

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Picking You Up 2023

Picking You Up 2023

Picking You Up 2023

Picking You Up 2023
Te vengo a buscar (original title)
9m | Short, Drama, Romance | Release date: March 15, 2023 (Spain)

Storyline:

Six in the morning of a Friday like any other in Madrid. As usual, CARLOS (20) and DANI (22) have been out all night, at a club. As part of their particular party ritual on the weekends, they decide to go to a gay sauna to continue the party. Nevertheless, Carlos hasn’t been feeling like himself for the past few weeks. He doesn’t want to be there, and if he does end up going he does it reluctantly. Dani on the other hand is on his element, and this causes from the beginning, at the changing lockers, conflicts between them. Dani doesn’t take long to pick on Carlos, stating that if he feels that uncomfortable, he can always call his dad to pick him up, as he usually does.

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Crazy Love 1987

Crazy Love 1987

Crazy Love 1987

Crazy Love 1987
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: 1987 (Belgium)

Storyline:

Three ‘Bukowskian’ torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive. Love, for him, is romantic love between princes and princesses demurely kissing each other on the mouth. His father is a hero who kidnapped his mother and married her on a lonely mountain peak – Later on, he’ll do the same. But Harry has a lot to learn. He also learns that there are handsome men and ugly ones, that love can be unfair. That one can find comfort in drinking – but above all he learns that man is capable of anything – absolutely anything. – to get his fair share of love.

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